Hot Enough For Ya? With folks in all parts of the state asking that question, Oklahoma is proving itself once again to be the land of extreme and deadly weather. The sweltering temperatures observed in July were a continuation of a heat wave that...

This report contains a list of active licensed private process servers sorted in alphabetical order by the County Name. These licenses are valid statewide.; Last Name of Process Server; First Name of Process Server; County Issuing License; District...

Factoring Wind Chill You just checked the weather, and its currently 30 degrees F. When you step outside the wind hits your face, and it feels a lot colder than 30 degrees F. You just experienced wind chill. Wind chill is an important factor to...

Mobile Madness The Smart Phone Generation has arrived. Everywhere we go, people are using their smart phones for everything: Facebook, Twitter, Google, News, Games, and the list goes on. Now you can view your favorite Oklahoma weather website on...

Tornado Strikes at Mesonet Sites The Oklahoma Mesonet has recorded several interesting measurements over the years. Our sensors have taken some damage from bad weather, but never in Mesonet history has a site been taken down or severely damaged due...

Meeting the Needs of Oklahomans With parts of Oklahoma still in an extended drought and with warmer months ahead, the increased risk of a wildfire outbreak weighs heavily on the minds of emergency managers and firefighters. Concerns also arise from...

Drought Disasters Drought develops slowly and even once rains return, its impact continues. The impact of a drought builds as day after day of no rain continues. But even once the rain starts, a drought can continue to bring crop, pasture and...

A Wanting Water Year We live in calendar years, but for climatologists one important year is the water year. Why should climatologists confuse us with reporting rainfall by the water year? It covers the time of winter water recharge through the end...

Pursuant to O.S. 63-1-1923.D.S. of the Nursing Home Care Act, I submit the enclosed annual report of activities from the Long-Telm Care Facility Advisory Board.; The 2009 Annual RepOlt summarizes our activities for the improvement of...

Pursuant to O.S. 63-1-1923.D.5. of the Nursing Home Care Act, I submit the enclosed annual report of activities from the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board.; The 2010 Annual Report summarizes our activities for the improvement of services,...

The table above lists the vaccines that are required for children to attend childcare, preschool, and kindergarten through twelfth grade in Oklahoma. Additional vaccines may be recommended but are not required.

Northeastern Oklahoma, specifically the Ozark Plateau, is known for its many lakes and rivers. Because most of the area is underlain by limestone, the streams and lakes are amazingly clear, even after our spring "gully-washers." The lakes and...

Most limestones form in shallow marine environments, commonly in warm, tropical waters. The Arbuckle Mountains contain thick sequences of carbonate rocks that formed when seas covered the area during the Paleozoic Era.

The Wichita Mountains extend about 60 miles WNW from Fort Sill out to the town of Granite. They cover a good part of Fort Sill, all of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the Slick Hills (where all the wind towers are), Great Plains State Park,...

A real life Jurassic Park existed in Oklahoma, some 250-66 million years ago (mya), during the Mesozoic Era. This time is know as the "Age of the Dinosaurs." Creatures ranging from amphibians to dinosaurs roamed Oklahoma, leaving fossils that tell...

One of the most distinctive features found throughout central and parts of western Oklahoma is red dirt. And fittingly, one of the official symbols of our State is the lovely red-tinged rose rock, or barite rose, Oklahoma's state rock. These...

When you look at Baldy Point in Quartz Mountain State Park in southwestern Oklahoma, you are looking at part of the Wichita Mountains. These mountains extend about 50 miles west-northwest from Fort Sill to the town of Granite. The Wichitas are...

The Ouachita Mountains are one of the more remote parts of Oklahoma and remain somewhat "mysterious" and unknown. Stories abound not just about the human history of the Ouachitas (e.g., buried treasure, ancient astronomical monoliths, etc.) but...

In Brief: An answer to how Oklahoma’s landscape was formed.; Full Description: This third Oklahoma Rocks! program will give your students a scientific understanding of Oklahoma’s exciting and distinct geological regions. For each region, the...

This Plan describes the CCDF program to be administered by the State/Territory for the period 10/1/2011 - 9/30/2013. As provided for in the applicable statutes and regulations, the Lead Agency has the flexibility to modify this program at any time,...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

Sitting Congressional and State Representatives will represent their current legislative districts through November 2012. New congressional and legislative districts, reflected in the maps below, will be in effect beginning with the members’ terms...

What is the Oklahoma Pandemic Influenza Management Plan? An influenza pandemic occurs when a new flu virus emerges causing illness in a large number of people in several countries worldwide.; The Oklahoma State Department of Health's (OSDH)...

What is Influenza? Influenza, also called "the flu," is caused by a virus that mainly affects the nose, throat, bronchial airways, and lungs.; Who should get vaccinated this year in Oklahoma?; What are the types of flu vaccine available this year?

The table above lists the vaccines that are required for children to attend childcare, preschool, and kindergarten through twelfth grade in Oklahoma. Additional vaccines may be recommended, but are not required.

In order to protect the health of all state employees and visitors to state‐owned properties, to drive down a significant determinant of health care costs, and to increase productivity, Gov. Fallin issued an Executive Order on February 6th, 2012...

Pursuant to O.S. 63-1-1923.D.5. of the Nursing Home Care Act, I submit the enclosed annual report of activities from the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board.; The 2011 Annual Report summarizes our activities for the improvement of services,...